All Power & Water

Viewpoint: all fired up for water waste debate
Added: 4 Jul 2016
Waste handlers must now plan for the impact of water they discharge to fight a major fire, writes H…

Unions call for Hinkley Point decision
Added: 1 Jul 2016
Trade unions in the UK have urged EDF Energy to make a "timely" final investment decision over the …

UK and France sign nuclear agreement
Added: 30 Jun 2016
The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) and the French Nuclear Society have committed to work togeth…

Biomass to power science park
Added: 27 Jun 2016
Construction of a new £140 million biomass plant has begun at science and technology innovation cen…

Compressor range extends to water utilities and biogas markets
Added: 15 Jun 2016
Vacuum pump and compressor manufacturer Gardner Denver has partnered with Northey Technologies to b…

Crystal ‘clears up’ nuclear waste
Added: 13 Jun 2016
Researchers from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the US have discovered a n…
Experts transform CO2 ‘into stone’
Added: 9 Jun 2016
In a new study, researchers working at the Hellisheidi geothermal power plant in Iceland have shown…

SABIC joins Teesside carbon capture collective
Added: 9 Jun 2016
Teesside Collective has added another industrial heavyweight to its group of companies working to d…
ScottishPower fined £1.75m for scalding injury
Added: 6 Jun 2016
Energy firm ScottishPower has been handed a £1.75 million fine after a worker was seriously scalded…

New IChemE president to redraw strategy
Added: 31 May 2016
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) will undergo a thorough review of governance and str…

Case study: pumps have vital role in ‘super sewers‘
Added: 24 May 2016
Chopper pumps are playing a significant role in the expansion of ‘super sewers’ in London.
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Emerson valve steams ahead
Added: 24 May 2016
The Fisher TBX steam conditioning valve from Emerson Process Management is designed to combine prec…

Valve operator eases water and wastewater processes
Added: 23 May 2016
In order to help workers in the water and wastewater industry operate valves remotely in hard-to-re…

Nuclear police training facility to open at Sellafield
Added: 18 May 2016
Construction of a new £39 million nuclear training centre has been given the green light this week.…

Nuclear industry seeks clean up solutions
Added: 10 May 2016
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has awarded several consortia £12 million worth of rese…

Troubled water
Louisa Hearn | Added: 4 May 2016
Water utilities across the UK have spent many years grappling with infrastructure built in the Vict…

Yorkshire Water ordered to pay record £1.1m fine
Added: 4 May 2016
Yorkshire Water was fined £1.1million last week for a pump failure in 2013 that caused pollution to…

Hydro International launches watertight valve
Added: 3 May 2016
The Hydro-Brake Isolator is a watertight drop seal valve for water pollution and spill containment.

New treatment for Argent Energy plant
Added: 3 May 2016
A Cheshire-based energy plant built to process waste fats, oils and greases (FOG) for biodiesel, is…

Veolia ramps up wastewater solutions
Added: 3 May 2016
Veolia Water Technologies has extended its range of heat pump vacuum evaporators, targeting smaller…